AUBURN HILLS, Mich. http:/... . -- The Detroit Pistons are building their franchise around a talented frontcourt. On Tuesday night, the Minnesota Timberwolves gave them some tips on how thats done. Kevin Love had 26 points and 16 rebounds, while Corey Brewer and Nikola Pekovic combined for 29 points as the Timberwolves routed the Pistons 121-94. The Timberwolves didnt dominate inside, matching Detroits 44 points in the paint, but the Pistons struggle to win games if they dont have a major advantage in the post. "We were trying to make them take outside shots," Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman said. "They made a lot in the first quarter, but our whole point is transition defence, getting back and trying not to give them anything near the basket." As it often does, forcing the Pistons to shoot jumpers turned their offence into chaos. Detroit hit just 38 per cent of its outside shots, and 29 per cent from 3-point range. In the meantime, the Timberwolves were shooting almost 50 per cent from 3-point range and took 33 free throws to Detroits 16. "They are such a hard team to defend, because they can score in so many ways," Pistons coach Maurice Cheeks said. "Once they get scoring, they almost never stop, so you have to keep scoring with them. We had a couple stretches where we either turned the ball over or missed a few shots in a row, and that let them get away from us." Love only played 30 minutes, sitting out the fourth quarter with the big lead. Detroit was unable to stop him inside, outside or on the break. Several of his seven assists came on his trademark 70-foot outlet passes off missed shots. "Hes a unique player, because he can sit down on the block and score against you, and then he can step out and hit 3-pointers," Cheeks said. "On the other end, hes grabbing rebounds and hitting those passes over the top on the break. He hit a few of those against us, and thats an easy basket." Love missed Minnesotas loss to Miami on Dec. 7 to attend the funeral of his grandmother. He had "RIP Grandma Carol" written on his shoes Tuesday, and said he was playing with a little extra incentive. "Shes supported me since I was a baby, so I wanted to make sure and do something special for her tonight," he said. Kevin Martin added 18 points for Minnesota, which finished with six players in double figures. "We did a great job of pushing the ball," Minnesota guard Ricky Rubio said. "We had fun out there, and we were aggressive. That got us to the line, and then Kevin (Love) just does everything for us." Brandon Jennings had 20 points for Detroit, but Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond were held to a combined total of 18 points and 10 rebounds. "They had won four of their last five games, so we knew we had to jump on them early and not let up," Love said. "We had a big run and then kept the game in double digits. That really shows our leadership and maturity throughout our lineup." The Pistons have relied heavily on their frontcourt this season, but didnt have the advantage in that matchup against Minnesota. Love, Nikola and Brewer had 37 points in the first half, seven more than Detroits Drummond, Josh Smith and Monroe. The Timberwolves had a 28-26 edge on points in the paint, usually Detroits biggest strength, and made 17 free throws to just one for Detroit. "Im not going to complain about the free throws, because thats part of the game," Cheeks said. "They were more aggressive than we were, so they got to the line." That was good enough to give the Timberwolves a 64-51 halftime lead, even though both teams had shot just over 52 per cent from the field. Detroit trailed by as many as 17 points in the third, but going to a zone defence helped them cut the margin to 86-75 late in the quarter. Martin hit two 3-pointers to make it a 17-point lead, and Minnesota was up 96-77 going into the fourth quarter. With a fourth game in five nights coming Wednesday in New Orleans, Cheeks conceded early in the final quarter, emptying his bench as Detroit fell farther behind. "We have to forget this and get ready to play tomorrow," rookie Kentavious Caldwell-Pope said. "They just spread us on defence by hitting 3s, and then they threw the ball inside for easy baskets. Its tough to stop that." NOTES: Due to injuries, the game was Loves first at the Palace since the 2010-11 season. ... Chauncey Billups of the Pistons played for the first time since Nov. 12. He had missed 14 games with knee tendinitis. He played 17 minutes and despite obvious rust on his jumper, finished with seven points and five assists. ... Caldwell-Pope finished with a career-high 16 points, while fellow rookie Tony Mitchell hit the first 3-pointer of his career at the final horn. [url=http://www.nbacavaliersofficial.com/Andrew-Wiggins-Cavaliers-Jersey]Andrew Wiggins . Cullen spent the past three seasons with Jacksonville. 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The Georgia World Congress Center Authority board of governors on Tuesday unanimously approved the complete schematic design and the budget, which is up $200 million from the previous estimate. ARLINGTON, Texas -- Adrian Beltre slowed down as he rounded first base, folded his arms and bent over to protect himself from the oncoming rush of Texas Rangers teammates. Even though hes been hurting, Beltre keeps producing for the AL West leaders. Beltre singled home the winning run in the ninth inning Monday night, after tying the game two innings earlier with his 35th homer, and the Rangers rallied past Oakland 5-4 to stretch their division lead over the Athletics to five games with nine to play. When Beltre hit a hard grounder through the middle, sending home pinch-runner Craig Gentry, Rangers players poured out of the dugout and toward their third baseman, who is dealing with stomach pain caused by what doctors believe is scar tissue from appendix surgery more than a decade ago. "This guy doesnt think about anything but doing what he has to do for his team, and he certainly came up big for us," manager Ron Washington said. "Come up in that situation with the bases loaded and not try to do anything but make hard contact, and he did. Just cant say enough about Adrian Beltre." It was the first of seven meetings in the last 10 days of the regular season between the two-time defending AL champion Rangers and the As, who have lost six of eight after winning 17 of 21. Oakland has a two-game lead over the Los Angeles Angels for the second AL wild card. "Its one game. We have to bounce back. We did that in both Detroit and New York. We lost some tough ones and bounced back," manager Bob Melvin said. "It would have been nice to start off with a win in the series, but you have to move on from it." Surgery might be the only way for Beltre to ease his physical pain, but he has said that wont even be an option until after the season. Beltre insists hes not playing hurt any more than anybody else right now. He was in top form for the opener of a big four-game series. "Hes playing incredible right now. ... He continues to pick us up big," teammate Ian Kinsler said. "Anytime youve got a guy like that behind Josh Hamilton, its dangerous. To get Josh back in the lineup, it obviously gives our offence a little bit of a boost because they have to pitch to Josh, and if they dont pitch to Josh, then they have to face Adrian. So its kind of pick your poison with those two guys." The Rangers got the ninth started with consecutive singles by Mitch Moreland and Kinsler before Elvis Andrus sacrifice bunt. Hamilton, who had already hit his major league-best 43rd homer after missing the previous five games with a cornea issue, was intentionally walked to load the bases. Fans started chanting "M-V-P! M-V-P!" as Beltre stepped to the plate against Tyson Ross (2-11). Beltre hit a two-run homer with two outs in the seventh to tie the game at 4, a shot that came with Hamilton on base. [url=http://www.officialmlbclub.com/Texas-Rangers-Shin-Soo-Choo-Jersey.html]shin... choo Rangers jersey. "Every game for us is big," Beltre said. "Especially facing the team right behind us. We want to clinch as early as we can so we can set up the pitching rotation (for the playoffs)." And maybe get their third baseman some rest. Joe Nathan (3-4), the sixth Rangers pitcher, struck out two in the ninth. That included a strikeout of Seth Smith as Stephen Drew was caught stealing to end the inning. As rookie right-hander Dan Straily struck out eight and left with a 4-2 lead after 6 2-3 innings with Hamilton due to bat and the bases empty. Jerry Blevins walked Hamilton, the only batter he faced, before Pat Neshek gave up the two-run drive to Beltre. It was Neshek who allowed Raul Ibanezs tying, two-run homer to cap a four-run 13th inning Saturday by the AL East-leading New York Yankees, who then won on a two-out error in the 14th -- a game that Ross also lost. Hamilton hit a 441-foot solo homer in the fifth that landed in the second deck of seats high above the Rangers bullpen in right-centre to get Texas within 3-2. Josh Donaldson and Yoenis Cespedes homered for Oakland, and Cliff Pennington had an RBI single in the sixth. Donaldson lined a two-run shot deep into the left-field seats in the second off Derek Holland. Cespedes hit a two-out solo homer, his 21st, for a 3-1 lead an inning later. Holland pitched only three innings, his shortest outing since May 30 when the left-hander gave up eight runs over 1 2-3 innings in the Rangers 21-8 home loss to Seattle. The Rangers got an unearned run in the second when Michael Young was hit by a pitch before Donaldsons error at third base. Young scored on Morelands bloop single that ended a string of 24 consecutive at-bats by the Rangers with runners in scoring position without a hit. Hamiltons homer was followed by consecutive doubles by Beltre and Nelson Cruz that failed to produce a run. Beltre was picked off second after wandering too far off the base on a pitch in the dirt that catcher Derek Norris quickly recovered. When he got to second base after doubling into the left-field corner, Beltre appeared to wince in pain. An inning later, he made a diving stop of a ball along the line that was an infield hit, but saved a run -- if only momentarily. Pennington then had an RBI single that made it 4-2. NOTES: CF Coco Crisp was out of the As starting lineup for the sixth game in a row because of an infection in both eyes. Melvin said Crisp has seen three doctors but his condition hasnt improved much. ... Holland is 6-0 in 10 September starts the past two seasons. ... 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